Congratulations to Amy Hill and Cindy Friday — the two readers who won a “Love The House You’re In” collage — featuring them and their houses — specially created by collage artist laureate Mel Kolstad. Mel’s been doing a Love The House You’re Inn collage-a-month for the blog. ENTRIES NOW CLOSED. But, we thought we’d take it one step further by getting readers involved. On Tuesday night, I used the random number generator at random.org (I to select the two winners. Their numbers came up! (I did not try to “judge” the comments — everyone’s were great — I selected the winners randomly.) Mel has started working with them on their collages. Thanks to everyone who participated. Your comments — AMAZING! We love our houses, that’s for sure!
Here were the rules:
- Leave a comment below, answering the question, “Why do you love the house you’re in?”
- You must sign up for my weekly newsletter.
- Residents of U.S. and Canada only.
Additional details:
- I’ll pick two winners from among the comments with a random number generator at 8 p.m. on April 19. (I will cross-check that they are newsletter subscribers, and if they are not, I will pick again.)
- If you win, you will send up to three high-resolution images to Mel, she will create your collage and mail it to within a month. The collage is mounted on a 4″x4″ wood tile with a notch for hanging – it’s very cool!
- Pam will confirm with you whether you’d like it featured on the blog or not – your choice.
- If this all goes well, I’ll continue the contest every month.
What do you think? Wanna win? Why do you love the house you’re in?
Sue Mellish says
I love, love, love my house. It is a small saltbox my ex-husband and I built in 1983. My dad did all the finish work inside, and I did the painting. I knew since the age of 11 I wanted to live on our family farm for the rest of my life, so when I got married, we built this home which is about two city blocks away from my parent’s restored 1806 farmhouse. I am surrounded by pine trees (we are a tree farm) and I have regular visits from deer, coyote, wild turkeys, wood ducks and Eastern bluebirds. My house is small and cozy and just perfect for me.
Donna says
I love the house I’m in because I’ve transformed it into a home. My style, my taste, my hardwork.
maggie says
My husband and I are “geezer newlyweds” and we love the house we are in because we are making it our home, together. We were lucky enough to buy a custom 1956 brick bungalow from the original owner, so it has been meticulously maintained, but not updated. We stripped up old carpets to reveal the beautiful narrow board oak floors, stripped hideous 1980’s wallpaper and painted all the walls, and designed a new floor for the kitchen using VCT in a custom pattern to reflect the original (under 3 layers of vinyl and glue) inlaid linoleum floor. We have a den with a corner fireplace and sand-blasted and varnished knotty pine walls (fabulous!) I have made barkcloth and vintage curtains for all of the windows and we are considering adding an addition- keeping the flavor of the existing house. We are awaiting the return of our 1948 yellow Chambers range from the stove hospital and every day, we find something new to love about our home.
Kecia Spears says
I love the house I am in because it’s my first home and I’m sharing it with the love of my life, it’s our first home. Brian and I met just before he deployed to Iraq for a year. We fell in love long distance and, when he got home, I relocated from Chicago to upstate NY and we bought a house together. Brian has less than a year at home before redeploying for yet another year. I’ve been busy turning our first house into our first home before he leaves. It’s not hard to do when the most important thing to make a house a home is love and we have that!
Elena says
Let me count the ways! My husband and I love our 1939 ranchalow because it’s perfect for us in every way. It unexpectedly came our way at the right time and for the right price. We love that the original owner sold us the house, and that she left us old photos and documents to find. We love its ranch-y bungalow interior and exterior style, and that it has original doorknobs and light fixtures. We love the ponderosa pine cabinets, trim, and floors that are in remarkably great condition. And most of all, we love that it’s our first home and renovation together . . . I don’t think we’ll ever want to move!
janice says
I love my home because it is made in the USA! It has given me meaning in life, I feel like I am being renovated. I have been learning more about the mid century era and appreciate my home even more as I search and stumble on interesting information such as: RETRO RENOVATION!
Heather says
I love the house I’m in because it’s my first time owning and I love the process of bringing it back to its 1938 glory. And it’s a damn cute house!
nina462 says
I love the house I’m in for so many reasons! My home just warms my heart and puts a smile on my face. It’s a very happy house-
Janet Gore says
I am sure of one thing: I would not love the house I’m in if it weren’t for Pam and this site!
pam kueber says
you are so sweet 🙂
Courtney says
My husband and I love the house we’re in because we were able to get a lovely 1954 ranch style house for our first home. We love dressing vintage and the home matches us perfectly. We looked a long time for a home with metal awnings and this home came with the original ones. The first thing we added that was missing was popcorn glittered ceilings! I have a feeling this home will be our first and only house because of its charm and curb appeal. I love our home!